Reading Resilience - The Writing Across the Curriculum & Inside the Disciplines Community of Practice is pleased to present the next in our the series of Collegial Keynotes, Building Reading Resilience. Dr Tully Barnett and Assoc prof Kate Doublas will introduce the concept of Reading Resilience. 13 May

Australian Aboriginal women’s autobiographies with specific focus on the literature of The Stolen Generations: a global perspective. Dr Christine Nicholls 11 May

Screen & Media Research Seminar 8 AugustHosted by the Department of Screen & Media and Flinders Institute for Research in the Humanities. Centred on Professor Barker’s current research into worldwide audiences for The Hobbit, and engaging with his research career in film, media and cultural studies.
Research Seminar - The Hobbit (PDF 1MB)

Postgraduate Wellness Workshop 25 July A seminar on wellbeing for postgraduate students. The seminar will focus on ways to deal with stress and anxiety whilst writing your thesis. Speakers will include Ben Smith from Health and Counselling.

Arden vs Arden 18-23 JulyA comtemporary riff on an anonymous Elizabethan text. Based on a true story, this is a proto-Noir. Beautiful, sexy and rich Alice Arden needs to get out of a cold, loveless marriage. Together with her lover Mosbie, she ruthlessly plots her husband’s murder. Directed by Tom Healey.

Man in a Bag 18 July - 2 AugustMs Tiffany Lyndall-Knigh (Drama) will be performing in and co-directing the play Man in a Bag at the Holden Streeet Theatre.

"The Art of War" by Stephen Jeffreys - Drama Centre 16-19 July

"Pornography" by Simon Stephens - Drama Centre 9 -10 July

FIRtH Global Events Congress (GEC) VI 9 – 12 JulyGlobal Events Congress VI (GEC VI) and the Australian Event Symposium was managed by the undergraduate and postgraduate event studies students of Flinders University and concluded on Saturday 12 July 2014.
The Arts Suck (PDF 199KB)

2014 Community Voices Program 8 JulyThe Office of Volunteers and the Department of Screen and Media held a community voices program. Featuring the screening of television commercials and short documentaries showcasing South Australian volunteer organisations.
Community Voices July 2014 (PDF 642KB)

3rd International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land 24-16 June

The Brian Medlin Memorial Lecture 12 JuneThe Preciousness of Everything: Remembering Brian Medlin’ by Professor Brian Matthews, to be followed by the launch of the book ‘Never Mind about the Bourgeoisie: the Correspondence between Iris Murdoch and Brian Medlin’ edited by Gillian Dooley and Graham Nerlich.
Brian Medlin lecture June 2014 (PDF 619KB)

Logos Public Seminar 26 MayLive Arts & Social Unrest: the Greek crisis case"". Presented by Eugenia TzirtzilakiHow can art be re-defined in times of crisis?Several “snapshots” will be presented from the Greek reality of the past five years, in order to discuss how the crisis has made dominant morals more conservative and social reactions more extreme, ultimately polarizing local communities. The effect of the crisis in live arts practice will serve as a case study and Ms Tzirtzilaki will share her own experience as a Greek theater maker, presenting some of her latest work.6.30pm, Monday, 26 May, Room 2.1, Flinders in the City Victoria Square, Adelaide

Research Integrity 9 MayDr Peter Wigley (Manager, Research Ethics & Integrity, Research Services Office) will deliver a presentation entitled ‘Research integrity and the responsible conduct of research, and the handling of research misconduct’.
Research Integrity (PDF 920KB)

The Odyssean Domenikos Theotokopoulos El Greco 6 MayStudents from the Modern Greek Department, take us on a journey to the Odyssean life of Domenicos Theotokopoulos – El Greco, celebrating 400 years from his death.
El Greko (PDF 110KB)

Philosophy Seminar - 'The Self Disruptive Mind' 2 MayJonathan Lear argues against Freud’s idea that there is a death drive. What there is instead, Lear argues, is a purposeless subversive force which is a condition for the possibility of agency as we know it. Following Lear, I will argue that the self-disruptive nature of mind accounts both for human world-making creativity and for our ineliminable discontent.

Humanities Prize Ceremony 1 MayThe annual School of Humanities and Creative Arts prize ceremony for the best students in Philosophy, English and Languages.
Humanities Prize Ceremony (PDF 91KB)

W(HIP) Work Conference 23-24 AprilThe Flinders Work - Honestly! - In Progress Conference is an annual postgraduate conference organised by and for students in the School of Humanities and Creative Arts at Flinders University. The conference aims to foster a dynamic scholarly community in a non-threatening environment where students can present, share and receive feedback on their work-in-progress

R & V Megaw Public Lecture 12 AprilBrian Fagan takes a look back at his long career, both as an African archaeologist and as an archaeological writer, and looks at the world of archaeology, past, present, and future.
Megaw Public lecture (PDF 628KB)

ECWAS Thesis Presentation 11 MarchThe Secret History of Delarivier Manley and her secret history: the Secret Memoirs and Manners of Several Persons of Quality, of Both Sexes from the New Atalantis, an Island in the Mediteranean: a close reading within its political, social and cultural context." Pam Kelly "Tracing the 'trace': Edmond Jabès's "Infinite", "Exploded" Book". Suzi Hall